Flooded with insecurities

When Yamuna’s water level rises, fear grips the Yamuna dwellers who continue to lead a precarious life, entangled in the process of settlement and resettlement as the Yamuna swells and recedes. A look into their lives after the recent flood threat… Inundated mud stoves, a rotten lot of vegetables and grains, soiled sheets and a […]

When the flag flies, so do kites

Though Delhi’s amateurs only fly kites on Independence Day and traditional festivals, the pros take part in competitions and want it to be recognised as a sport with proper sponsorship In Delhi, Independence Day is a day to go out and fly a kite. Though most people don’t know why the association is with the […]

Shabby treatment

Though the Supreme Court passed an order that 54 private hospitals in Delhi must fulfil their mandate to provide free treatment to the poor, their managements are continuing to turn a deaf ear to the orders Ram, a middle-aged labourer, earns a meagre Rs 9,000 a month. Sustaining a family of four is not an […]

Stalkers in the cross-hairs

For a person obsessed about another, the internet and the mobile phone have become handy tools to track every movement. A bill in Parliament could be a weapon to counter this terror Around November-December last year, Antara Chatterjee was completing her post-graduation in Delhi. She had parted with her boyfriend a few days ago. Soon […]

Hola Delhi!

The visiting chef at this restaurant has created an extraordinary combination of seafood and chicken, which along with the authentic Spanish cuisine, is very popular When you have a visiting chef from Spain’s Catalonia region at a posh address serving delicious Spanish cuisine, you can expect a culinary bonanza. And that exactly happened when I […]

A German commune

Here’s a story of The wonders and limits of community living at a home shared by 120 people in Tübingen in Germany On a recent trip to Germany, I met a home. This home is an artificial person of a kind, a legal owner of property, gadgets and furniture, that shelters and feeds its owners—120 […]

A timely mediation

The top real estate giants in Delhi-NCR have failed to honour their commitment to homebuyers but a PSU has come to their rescue The health of the real estate sector is a good indicator of the overall well-being of the economy. Let’s face it. The real estate industry is in doldrums and homebuyers are the […]

CHEF OF THE WEEK

Chef Om Nayak, Executive Chef and Co-Founder, The Pasta Bowl Company Chef Om Nayak is an award-winning chef, restaurateur and a true culinary explorer. He started his entrepreneurial journey in 2009 with Chef Om’s Hospitality, where he consults for various successful hospitality businesses and has added a feather each for creating reputed ventures all across […]